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At least 7 killed in SW China colliery gas blast

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-04-15 21:26

KUNMING - At least seven people were killed after a gas outburst hit a coal mine in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Friday, local authorities said.

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The accident happened at around 2:30 pm in Meishan Coal Mine in Haidai Town of Xuanwei City, the publicity department of Xuanwei said in a statement.